I don't like to buy used guns...just my quirk, but that's me. I have on occasion, because some of the guns I would come across are no longer in production, and have been for so long that finding a NIB model is highly unlikely (and suspect.) Like, I bought a couple of Model 28s, but they were pristine and they were in a LGS that I trusted. When I do buy a used gun, if it's not immaculate I pass on it...again, just my preference. No offense intended to anyone who likes to do otherwise.